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I|;?rltaric9 4 is jhe fame ftiall appear from : fci4»«Stttriv ti the fcCtctifry otfti(e, ; v*thin the titrfe limited by this : art, -(hill* for every fuSkoffence, forfeit the- (uni of eight hundred all in the idqyrts of the diftrirts ot territories where the (Offenc es (hall be compritfred/ or <n the ci tetri <! courts to be held within rhc<fi&J&'by artion of debt, ihn&t ment; the one half thhfeof to the United States, and the other half to the infertpert but bp fir ft iivftittrted on befialf of the United States, the whole (haft accrue to their use. And fbf the more ‘effertual difeovery of the jadges of the several di ftrirt courts in the several diftrirts, and of the supreme courts, in the temtories of the United States, a# aforefaid, at their next sessions, to be held after'the ex. piration of the time allowed for making the returns of the enumeration hereby di verted, to the secretary of stare, (hall give this att in charge to the grand juries, in their refpertive courts, and (hall catiPi the returns of the several afiiftants to be laid before them for their infpert ion. Sec. 4. And be it further enafied, That evrty afliftant (hall receive at the fate of one dollar, for every hundred per sons by him returned, where such persons reSde in the country, and where such per sons reside in a city or town, containing more -than three thousand perfons* such adi ftant lhall receive at the rata of One 1 dollar for every three hundred persons, but where, from rhe dispersed lituation of the inhabitants in fome?divifions, one dol lar for every one* hundred persons (hall be ir.fufiicient, the marlhals or secretaries, v/ith the approbation of the judges of their refpertive diftrirts or territories, may make such further allowance to the assist ants in such diviltons, as (hall be deemed an adequate compensation: Provided, the fame does not exceed one dollar for every fifty persons by them returned. The several marlhals and secretaries (hall receive as follows: The marihal of the diftrirt of Main, two hundred dollars; the marihal of the diftrirt of New-Hamp fixire, two huodred dollars; the marihal of the diftrirt of Massachusetts, three hundred dollars; the marihal or the di ftrirt of Rhode.-! (land, one hundred and &sty dollars; the .marihal of the diftrirt of Connerticat, two hundred dollars; the marihal of the diftrirt of Vermont, two ■huadrtd dollars; the marihal of the di -)««■; aS Jji&J jerfey, two hundred dollars; the marihal thfe diftrirt ®f Pennfyhrania, three dollars; the marihal of the di ftrirt of Delaware, one hundred dollars; the marihal of the diftrirt of Maryland, three hundred dollars; the marihal of the I diftrirt of Virginia, five hundred dollars ; 1 the marihal of the diftrirt of Kentucky, two hundred and fifty dollarsthe mai (hal of the diftrirt of North-Carolina, "'tiuc.ee hundred and fifty dollars; the mar- Ihal of the diftrirt of South-Carolina, three hundred dollars; the marihal of the diftrirt of Geolgia, two hundred and fifty dollars; the marihal of the diftrirt of Ten nessee, two hundred dollars; the secreta ry of the territory of the United States north-weft of the Ohio, two hundred doltars; the secretary of the Mifliffippi territory, one hundred dollars. Sec. J. A*A be it further enatted, That every perfon'whofe usual place of a bode lh«U"be in any family on the afore faid firft Monday in August next, lhall be returned as of such family, and the name of every person, who (hall be an inhabi. tant of any diftrirt or territory, but with out a fettled place of residence, lhall be inferred in the column of the aforefaid ichedule, which h allotted for the heads of families in that division where he or (he lhall be, on the said firft Monday in August next, and every person occafional fy absent at the time of- the enumeration, as belonging to that plate ita which he or (he dually resides in the United States. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That each and every free person, more than fix teen years of age, whether heads of families or not, belonging to any family within any division, diftrirt or territory made or eftablilhed within the United lhaii V>nd hereby is obliged to render to foch affiftanr of the true account, if required, to the best ;©f his or her knowledge of all and every -pfcr fon belonging to such family refperti vely, according to the several deferiptions afore faid, on pain of forfeiting twenty dollars, to be food for and recovered by such assist ant, the oce half for his own use and the other half to the de of the United States. Sec. 7. And he it fkrther enacted, k > That each aftfiant lhall, previous to R* -Jpaking hit returns to the marihal or fccre- tsfy qiufe % copy, signed by hiitifclf, of the foft&fMe 1 containing the number of inhabitants . 4 within be set up at two of* | the most public places within the fame, there to remain for the' insertion of all * concerned, for each of which copies the ‘ fiyd aftiftant lhall .be entitled -to receive, two dollars,; provided, proof'of the febe-, dule having been so set up and fuffered to remain-, (hall bfe transmitted to rhe.marlhal or secretary (as the case may be) with the return of the nutrihef of the persons, and in case any alliftant shall fail to make such proof to the marital or secretary, as aforefaid, he (hall forfeit the compensation by this aft allowed him. - " r Sep. 8. And be it further enaHed , That the Secretary of State (hall be and hereby is authorized and required to trans mit to the marlhals of the several states and to the secretaries aforefaid, regulations and inftrurtions pursuant 'to this art, for carrying the fame into effert, and also the forms contained therein of schedule to be returned, and proper interrogatories to be administered by the several persons who (hall be employed therein. THEODORE SEDGWICK, Speaker of the Hoi/fe of Representatives. THOM AS, JEFFERSON, Vitr.Pre- Jident of the United States, and President of the Senate. Approved February 28, 1800. - JOHN ADAMS, President . - : Os the United States. PARIS, January I};'. ~ Acrete of the Z'jth Nivofe, %thjfctTr. The consuls of the republic, con fife ring that many journals in circulation in the department of the Seine are only instru ments in the hands of the enemies of the Republic ; and considering also, that the government is especially charged by the People to watch over their fafety and hap piness, dfccrte as follow : Art. 1. The minister of the police (hall prohibit the printing or publiftring during the war, any other journals than those that follow:—Le Moniteur Univerfel— Le Journal des Debats et Journal dc Paris—Le Bien Informe—Le 1 Publiciste —L’Ami des Lois—La Clef du j Cabinet—Le Citoyen Fra nca is—La Ga zette de France—Le Journal des Homines Libres—Le Journal du Sojr, paries Fre res Chatgtieau —Le Journal des Defenfeurs de la Patrie—Le Decade Philofophique— vyl all journals devoted to lciences, to mc«t uie and to commerce. 2. The minister of general police lhall make an immediate report on the journals printed in the otherdepartments. 3. The minister of police (hall takefpe cial care that no new journal whatever (hall be printed in the department of the ■ Seine, or in any other department of the republic. 4. The proprietors and editors of the journals preserved by th'is decree, are to present themselves before the minister of police, to prove their quality of French citizen, and promise fidelity to the consti tution. 5. All journals whatever are to be in stantly suppressed that tend to insult the refpert due to the social compart, to the sovereignty of the people, and the glory of the armies: or that (hall contain any invertires against the nations and govern ments in alliance with the republic* not withstanding such articles may have'been copied from foreign publications. The minister of the police is xharged with vthe execution of the present decree, which (ball be infer ted in the bulletin of laws. ~ j January 24. The melancholy intelligence of the death of Championet, is confirmed bv citizen Hoguay, one of his aids-de-camp, just arrived from Nice. He died qn the 19th January, at the age of 37, after 12 days illness, of-an epidemical di (order, which has also carried off several of his officers. A journal announces, that 8000 Chou ans had been killed or made prisoners, in a battle near Mans. It lasted 8 hours. LONDON, January 27. Yesterday the Dublin mail of the 22d reached town. We learn from our.corre fpondent, that on Thursday Nipper Tan dy was to be brought down to the court of Kings Bench, for the purpole of'bfelng identified. It was experted that he Wquld soon after be ordered for execution; the arts of the anti-unionist have been bur two. fuccefsful in Dublin with the tfbble, whose minds were in a state of greai irri,- tation. January .29 . Malta has been virtuailed by 14 ves sels, which contrived to pass in cnobien ed by the enemy. v A.ietter iwmjsioediti SgafA foysjjf 1 There has bed much blood j so-day, for the Auftrispsand refiflfcfiM tought doling fevetal hours with inclmw fceivable heat, and many liv& wort Jjjra onbotkfidcs, if we may judge of the kiL, led from the cumber of. the brought in here. The advantage finally * remained with the js jbe' Auftritns hzdj&ftir Enforcements on the other,of the Mein, they could hot come to their fuccour. < The French have neglefted, we know not Why, to take ad vantage of their fucccfs, as they retired to Hetterlheim. _ _ . January - The last French Papers give as reason to believe, that very a&ive preparations are making in molt of the French ports, particularly in Brest and Toulon.; Vice-.. Admiral Bruix has been to Havre, Tlon fleur and Brest. Rear-admiral LatOucftir, who was ordered to proceed with al! pos sible fpefed to Brest, received counter or ders on the 18rh of January, and Wasfent to Toulon, where he is to have a com mand, and from whence a small squadron only waited, according to the Paris pa pers, a fair wind to fer fail upon some ex pedition. The (hips had ammunition and provision on board. A small number of (hips had been gjevioufly dispatched from Toulon, and it is said, have contrived to throw supplies into Malta. January 31. A communication to the Emperor of Germany, similar to that made to the king of Great-Britain is believed to have been made by the Chief Confnl. It is believed also, that the Cabinet of Vienna rejected to his overture; and that Great-Britain, Austria and RuCia, have entered into an agreement to prosecute the war till they can procure a general peace. . NEW-YORK, March 29. Yesterday. arrived at this port the barque Pallas, capr. Bowden, in 49 days from Liverpool. She brings papers to the 6th Februaryi but as the letter bag was not delivered at the poft-office until even ing, we were unable tO protore our files of papers. By a passenger we have been favored-with Liverpool papers to the 16th and a London paper of the 27th January. From the firft of these we are fumiftied with (hip news only, and the last is so barren of intelligence as to afford us only one solitary paragraph. In the coorfe of this morning we (hall be put in poffellion of our files* and (hguld they contain any thing of importance, our readers (hajl be presented with it in an extra (hect this forenoon. . . > ..... t » i * From the Liverpoolpepetpf Jan . r 6. The following account wa9 received by Mcflrs. J. and A. Lodge, from Belfaft yesterday.—The American (hip Oliras, capt. Triftram Redman, which failed ; from hence for New-York, the 28th No vember last, was captured the jth Decem ber following, to the s. w. of cape Clear, by the French privateer Bougin ville, of 24 guns, and 110 men, who plundered a number of packages belonging to the cargo, put 9 Frenchmen on board her, and then ordered her tor France or Spain, leaving on board capt. Redman* his mate and 4of hisr crew.—-On Saturday the 4th instant, they overpowered the Frenchmen, and brought thelhipfafe into Belfaft the 7th; from whence (after get ting a supply of prerifrons, &c.) captain Redman intend’ proceeding op hY voyage to New-York. The French lieutenant ’ was (hot in the (kaffle. The paflengers were taken on board the privateer. PHILADELPHIA, March 27. Yesterday, an elegant entertainment was given by captain Decatur on board the Philadelphia frigate, at which the President of the United States, the Heads of Departments of the Federal Govern-, ment, and several members of Congress, were present. Intelligence is received in this city from the American consul at Surinam, that a vessel was arrived from Lilbon, bring ing certain accounts —that the frigate United States, Commodore Barry, with the American Commissioners on board, bad failed from Li(bon for some port in France, and that the two Secretaries to the Em bafly had proceeded by. land for Paris. ¥. ur & .s-*— The intelligence respecting the failing of our Envoys from Lilbon for fotne port in France, is stated upon the" authority of a letter received by the Secretary of stare., .. The Prufiian Government at Warsaw have-given orders to the keener of che royal palace to remove all etTedls which be longed to the ci-devant King of Poland, in fourteen days time. Warsaw, which was so fiourilhing in 1790, is now like a desolate city; grafts is growing in all the streets, * that city irfo negle&ed,- fecm as if everyone w»* endearaoHnfS make people forget if was once the «amS T of a greaßt&ftg daw." The powiiaZU ilfo greatly diminilhed. • A second letter has beenfcnf from tul minister of foreign affafrs atTaris, to fcSB Grenville, his majesty’s principal frcrctaJ ry at London. The lirft consul pfomfej a suspension of arms, and naming pltaim*! tentiaries on each ftde to repair t 8 tw» mark, or any other town as advantaj geoufly situated, who shall apply th>»■ ielves without any delay to effect th c establishment of peace and good unde*! Handing between die French England, »' Lord Grenville's answer tQ this fecotvll letter, is merely a repetition of that'tol the firft, to which he refers for an answer I • BALTIMORE,. MM 1 arrived and Stated the city! the ship Defiance, Smjt'h, 20 days Laguira. • 7| Eight dftfs before the Defiance failed,! a fchohnfr striked in a.B days from Cl’diz,| the captain of which informed, tharftesi| had arrived, there, that the khig of Great J Britain was dead, and that serious diftarb ances had taken place between the duke of York and the prince of Wales. This news was transmitted to the intendsrofcdf Caracas and was generally believed among the Spaniards. I give this article just as it was related to me by Mr. Boyd, •sis, percargo of the above ship—a comparifeji of dates will fliew thkt foch circumftahcri are by no means improbable.—the abov* news gained such ascendancy, that a Spft nilh brig belonging to the Phillipine cotib pany at Cadiz, that supposing that ih9 war would be carried Qn with more vs Si lence against France and her allies,-af.. though loaded and ready for sea, had been absolutely dismantled and difeharged bet feam;n, many of whom offered to' flrib with contain Smith for Baltimore. -‘*l *<£>■ $► - • * 1 • f\ t -f * In the Superior Couti, . Burkt county April 7, 1800. 'iity Present hi» honor Judge Mitch*m*(- Executors of Geo* Galphin , J PctUim^, ▼». ■ '( y Heirs and L Jounh& Stephen Forrtfter, J Jure,* T JPON thc petition of ThoS; Galphin, executor of the lajl arts and teftaihent of George Gzlphin, dd, praying the foreilofure of the equity demption of a trad of land containing 300 acres, in . the parish of St. George, not Burke county, bounded northerly ohbfi Bean Jtoamp, &c. ,And afo two negro jhves, named Gee far and Sabina , with the iff uc of the female slave, mortgaged b) Stephen Forrefiet to the jaid George GaU phin , for the ftcurity of a sum of money contained in a bond from the said Stephen Forrester, bearing even date with the fail mortgage ; and on motion of Mr. Jones , attorney for the petitioner, It is ordered, That the principal, inte* rtfl and costs upon th * said bond am mortgage, be paid into court within ttkltt months from this day, and unleh the fatal Jhall be Jo paid, the equity of redemption mill from thenceforth be,fareclof <d and * ther proceedings take place, pursuant to an ad of the General Ajfcmbly, in far case made and provided. And it i* further ordered, That this rule be publifked in one of the public ga%etttt of this /late, or be served on the heirs or reprefentativts of the mortgagor or their attorney, at lead nine months previous to the time by which the money is dirtded to be paid as afor said. Extract from the minutes, W&c. WYNN, c. s. c. b e, April 7, 180.0.“ • GEORGIA, Hancock County. By Miles Green, clerk of the court of Ordinary for said county. TX THERE AS Archibald M. D'Mt \\ . ream, ha* made .m Utters of adminijlratiow* the fate a** ejfeds of mmarn Bage, &tq of this county^ THESE art therefore ta cit: a*d **** nijh all and ftngulxr tht kindu a ditors of said deceased, to be and app before the Court of Ordinary, on thejf Monday in June next, then end inert Jhew cause, if any they ha™* why Utters fho»td not be granted. * GIVEN under mifkand this if*V of April, 1800. ' NU GftEEH. c. c* p i